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The Masculine Cross ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠑⠝⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠬⠂⠀⠮⠀⠛⠕⠙⠎⠀⠷⠀⠠⠑⠛⠽⠏⠞⠀⠶
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⠕⠺⠝⠀⠠⠞⠗⠔⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠹⠥⠎⠀⠔⠀⠠⠍⠑⠍⠏⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠑⠀⠋⠔⠙⠀
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⠠⠝⠳⠍⠂⠀⠠⠎⠁⠞⠑⠀⠯⠀⠠⠁⠝⠥⠉⠊⠎⠆⠀⠔⠀⠠⠓⠻⠍⠕⠝⠹⠊⠎⠂⠀
⠠⠍⠕⠝⠹⠗⠁⠂⠀⠠⠗⠑⠞⠕⠀⠯⠀⠠⠓⠜⠏⠓⠗⠑⠆⠀⠔⠀⠠⠇⠪⠻⠀⠠⠑⠛⠽⠏⠞⠂
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⠠⠕⠎⠊⠗⠊⠎⠂⠀⠠⠊⠎⠊⠎⠀⠯⠀⠠⠁⠝⠓⠥⠗⠆⠀⠔⠀⠠⠁⠃⠳⠎⠊⠍⠃⠑⠇⠀⠯⠀
⠠⠙⠻⠗⠂⠀⠠⠏⠞⠁⠓⠂⠀⠠⠁⠍⠥⠝⠤⠠⠗⠁⠀⠯⠀⠠⠓⠕⠗⠥⠎⠤⠠⠗⠁⠆⠀⠔⠀
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⠀⠠⠁⠹⠕⠗⠀⠯⠀⠠⠅⠓⠕⠝⠎⠕⠆⠀⠔⠀⠠⠑⠙⠋⠳⠂⠀⠠⠓⠕⠗⠅⠑⠞⠂⠀
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⠹⠗⠳⠛⠓⠳⠞⠀⠮⠀⠇⠯⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠀⠷⠀⠠⠕⠎⠊⠗⠊⠎⠂⠀⠠⠊⠎⠊⠎⠀⠯⠀
⠠⠓⠕⠗⠥⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠙⠗⠲⠀⠠⠉⠥⠙⠺⠕⠗⠹⠀⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠇⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀
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⠠⠞⠗⠔⠊⠞⠽⠒⠤⠤⠠⠓⠻⠍⠑⠎⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠮⠀⠛⠕⠙⠀⠠⠑⠍⠑⠏⠓⠀⠵⠀⠮
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⠱⠕⠍⠀⠓⠑⠀⠁⠋⠋⠊⠗⠍⠑⠹⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠀⠠⠍⠔⠙⠀⠥⠝⠙⠻⠌⠯⠬⠀
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⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠲⠀⠠⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀

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